IPL 2018: 3 possible reasons why Gautam Gambhir went to Delhi Daredevils for peanuts

#3 Short-term bet

The best cricketing years of the southpaw are behind him

There is no denying the fact that the 36-year-old Gambhir is at the fag end of his career and has around 2-3 years of cricket left in him. With this year’s auctions being the mega-auction for the next three years of the IPL, most teams were looking to build a solid core that could last for a long time.

This was the reason that even Gambhir’s former team Kolkata Knight Riders invested so heavily in Indian U-19 stars like Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shivam Mavi. This mindset of the franchises coupled with Gauti’s age, prevented them from going for one of the most successful players the cash-rich league has ever seen.